北京四中高考英语综合模拟试卷

北京四中高考英语综合模拟试卷第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的正确答案，并在答题纸大将该项涂黑。21.Itisreportedthattheweatherwill_____hotforanotherthreeorfourdays.A.lookB.lastC.stayD.get22.Atthecenterofthegardentherestandsalittleboard_____“Keepoffthegrass.”A.onwhichwritesB.itsaysC.onwhichisreadD.whichreads—Whydidyougotothewrongoffice,Peter?—Well,IforgotwhichroomIwas_____togoto.—Whatdidshe_____somuchmoney?—NothingbutafewCDs.25.Myparentsareconsideringmovingbecauseourneighborsaren’twhatthey_____.—Doyouknowourschoolwillbeenlargedsoon?—Ofcourse.Itwillbe_____insize,asfarasIknow.A.verylargeB.threetimesaslargeC.thelargestD.largerthreetimes27.Ican’tremember_____Imettheman.A.wherewasitB.itwaswhereC.whereitwasthatB.wherewasitthat—DoyoumindifIusethetelephone?—_____.Thistelephoneisnotforpublicuse.29.Howtomakewideuseofnaturalenergyistheproblemstill_____discussionpubliclyinthenewspaper.—Lookwhatyou’vedone!You_____morecareful.—Oh,Iamterriblysorryforthat.A.shouldbeB.shouldhavebeenC.mustbeD.wouldhavebeen31.Hurryup!Bythetimewegettothechurch,themarriageservice_____.A.hadstartedB.willhavestartedC.hasstartedD.musthavestarted32.Shehadbeenworriedabouttheexam,butshepassedit_____.A.atallB.aboveallC.afterallD.allinall33.Threequartersoftheland_____coveredwithwaterwhiletherest_____coveredwithgrass.A.are；areB.is；areC.are；isD.is；is—Hefailedhisexamagain.—Butwhatdidyou_____?Hadheeverbeenworkinghard?A.thinkB.expectC.considerD.imagine35.Sitontheedgeof_____bed_____minutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.A./；aB.the；theC.the；aD./；the第二节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其马虎，尔后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题纸大将该项涂黑。AmannamedGrantoncefoundaboxofoldpapersinaroomatthetopofhishouse.He36mostofthese.Grantdidnotlikeoldthingsverymuch.Buthekeptaletterthistime；atthe37ofitwasthenameof38writer.“Whenthisletterwas39,”saidGrant,“nooneknewaboutthiswriter.Butnoweveryonereadshim.Somepeoplelike40letterslikethis.ImaybeabletogetalotofmoneyforthisletterifIsellitto41man.”Buttherewerealotofdirtymarksallovertheletter.Grantdidnot42these.“Itdoesn’tlooknice,”hethought.“Noonewillwanttobuyaletterifit’sdirty.I’llhaveto43itfirst.”Sohetookapieceofclothandsomewaterandstartedtowork,withalotof44.Whenatlasthefinished,theletter45new.Grantwasverypleasedwithwhathehad46.Hetookthelettertoashopwhereoldpapersofthiskindwere47.“Iwanttosellthisletter,”Grantsaidtothemanintheshop.“Itwaswrittenbyafamouswriter.Youknowaboutthese48.Howmuchwillyoupayforit?”Themanlookedattheletter49.“I’llgiveyoutwopounds50it,”hesaidatlast.“Onlytwopounds!”saidGrant.“Butyoushould51alotmoreforaletterlikethis.Andjustlook!I’ve52cleaneditsothatitlooksnice.”“Ican53that,”saidtheman.“That’sthe54.Peoplewhobuyoldpaperslikethemtobe55!”36.A.storedB.burntC.readD.hid37.A.backB.topC.beginningD.bottom38.A.apoorB.ayoungC.anunknownD.awell-known39.A.writtenB.postedC.publishedD.found40.A.receivingB.readingC.tosellD.tobuy41.A.arichB.agoodC.therightD.theexact42.A.noticeB.needC.likeD.see43.A.washB.cleanC.rubD.getridof44.A.careB.interestC.pleasureD.strength45.A.wasB.turnedC.lookedD.became46.A.gotB.doneC.washedD.found47.A.onshowB.onsaleC.postedD.boughtandsold48.A.writersB.shopsC.thingsD.marks49.A.foralongtimeB.withsatisfactionC.withlittleinterestD.carelessly50.A.forB.withC.inD.from51.A.spendB.payC.bringD.have52.A.almostB.notC.evenD.just53.A.seeB.noticeC.findD.understand54.A.thingB.troubleC.priceD.difficulty55.A.cleanB.trueC.goodD.dirty第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题纸大将该项涂黑。ATheideaofrainmakingisalmostasoldasman,butitwasnotuntil1964thatmansucceededinmakingrain.Inancienttimes,rainmakersclaimedtobeabletobringrainbymanymethods:dancing,singing,killingvariouskindsoflivingcreatures(includinghumans),andblowingastreamofwaterintotheairfromakindofpipe.Morerecently,somerainmakersclaimedtomakerainbyshootingguns,causingexplosions,orburningchemical,thesmokeofwhichwassupposedtocauseraintofall.Theserainmakersaskedforasmuchas1,000dollarstomakeaninchofrain.Onewassoeffectivethathewasalmosthanged.Hewasbelievedtohavecausedatwenty-inchraininsouthernCaliforniathatfloodedthatland,killedseveralpeople,anddidmillionsofdollars’worthofdamage.Before1946,rainmakerswereeitherliarsorhonestpeoplewhohavegoodluck.ScientificrainmakingwasstartedinthatyearbyVincentJ.Schaefer,ascientistatthelaboratoriesoftheGeneralElectricCompanyinNewYorkState.Hissuccesswastheresultofaluckyaccidentthatchangedyearsoffailureintovictory.Onerainmakerwasalmosthangedbecause_____.A.hedidnotmakerainatallB.heaskedfortoomuchmoneyC.peoplethoughthecausedtoomuchrainD.hekilledseveralpeople57.Theunderlinedwordliarsmeans_____.A.peoplewhotellliesB.toolsusedtomakerainC.personswhomakerainD.peoplewhohavegoodluck58.Whichofthefollowingmethodscanmakerain?A.Killingpigsandsheep.B.Blowingastreamofwaterintotheairfromakindofpipe.C.Shootinggunsorcausingexplosions.D.Noneoftheaboveisright.59.Whowasthefirstrainmakersucceedinginmakingrain?A.Theonewhocausedatwenty-inchraininsouthernCalifornia.B.Before1946,arainmakerwhohappenedtohavegoodluck.C.VincentJ.Schaefer,in1946.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellushisorhername.BOnChristmasEveafewyearsago,anEnglishcouplereceivedaveryspecialtelephonecall.Itwasonlya20-secondcallbutitwasveryimportant.TheHaydens’15-year-olddaughterhaddisappearedsixmonthsbefore.OnChristmasEvesherangthem.“I’mphoningtowishahappyChristmas,”shesaid,“Iloveyou.”RonalsandEdwineHaydenweresohappythattheystartedaspecialtelephoneservicecalled“AliveandWell”.Theservicehelpsparentstogetintouchwithchildrenwhohaverunawayfromhome.Youngpeoplecanphone“AliveandWell”andleaveamessagefortheirparents.Thecallisansweredbyansweringmachines.Sonoonecanspeaktothechildormakehimreturnhome.Parentsofrunawaychildrenwhoareundereighteencanaskthepolicetobringtheirchildrenhome.Sochildrendonotwanttotelltheirparentswheretheyare.Through“AliveandWell”theycantelephonetheirparentswithoutworryingaboutthisorgivingouttheiraddresses.TheHaydensandtheirhelperswritedownthetape-recordedtelephonemessagesandconnecttheaddressesgiven.Manyofthe30,000BritishteenagerswhohavelefthomeareprobablyinLondon.Foronlytwopencetheycangointoatelephonecoinboxandcalltheirparents.Theycandial5675339andstopaparent’sworry:IshedeadoraliveTheHaydens’daughterrangherparents_____.A.becausesheknewshehaddonesomethingwrongB.inordertogivethemheraddressC.tosayshewascominghomesoonD.inordertocomfortherworriedparentsIfyouring“AliveandWell”,_____.D.yourparentswillknowwhereyouare62.Whichofthefollowingistrue?Through“AliveandWell”,parentsofrunawaychildren_____.A.oftenfailtopersuadetheirchildrentoreturnhomeB.knownothingfromtheirchildrenexcepttheiraddressesC.cansaynothingtotheirchildrenD.canaskthepolicetohelpthemtofindthelostchildrenCInexactlyayear,themostimportanteventsinceWorldWarIIwilltakeplaceinEurope—thestartofthesingleEuropeancurrency.For40years,WesternEuropeancountrieshavebeenslowlychangingtheirpoliticalandeconomicstructure.Theiraimhasbeentoreplacetheconfusingandwastefulsystemofnationalcurrencieswithasingle,unitedeconomy.Nowthisprocessisenteringitslastperiod.Inoneyear’stime,on1January1999,membercountriesoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)willlinktheireconomiestogether.Threeyearslater,in2002,theirnationalcurrencieswillbereplacedbyasingle,EU-wildcurrency,the“Euro”.Thesinglecurrencyhastakenalongtimetoarrive.Itwasfirstconsideredovertenyearsago,whentheEUsetupthesinglemarket.ThisaimedtoimproveEUcompetitivenessinworldmarketsbyallowingforthefreemovementofpeopleandgoodsthroughouttheUnion.Asinglecurrencywasacceptedasthelogicalextensiontoremovalofthesetradebarriers.64.ThesingleEuropeancurrencyiscalled_____.A.poundB.francC.EUD.EuroThesinglecurrencyis_____.A.earlierthanthesinglemarket66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?67.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheEuroB.TheEUC.ThesingleMarketD.HowtoUsetheEuroDArtmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures.Theincreasinglypopular“designmuseums”thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall.Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales—itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.Inrecentyears,severalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic’sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London’sDesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippostoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseums,andvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorouspartofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife.68.Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey_____.A.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproductsB.helpincreasethesalesofproductsC.showwhytheproductshavesoldwellD.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdoTheauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors_____.A.donotadmiremass-producedproductsB.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibitsThechoicesopentodesignmuseums_____.A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseumsB.arenotaimedtointerestthepublicC.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitorsD.oftencontainpreciousexhibitsThebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.TheformsofdesignmuseumsB.TheexhibitsofdesignmuseumsC.ThenatureofdesignmuseumsD.ThechoicesopentodesignmuseumsETheManofManySecrets—HarryHoudini—wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes—fromprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloatinginrivers,fromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis“magic”tricks.Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinaclubinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescape,inChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocalnewspapermantowatch.ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehimakissforgoodluck—andasmallskeletonkey,whichisakeythatfitsmanylocks,passquicklyfromhermouthtohis.Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame.Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,thepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?World-widefame,andanamerememberedtoday.Accordingtothepassage,Houdini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson_____.A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowersB.hisunusualabilityandaskeletonkeyC.hismagictricksandunhumanpowersD.hiswisdomandmagictricks73.Inthefourthparagraph,theunderlinedword“this”refersto_____.A.hisfirstprisonescapeB.theyear1898C.thepublicityD.HarryHoudini’ssuccess74.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous_____.A.in1894B.beforehemarriedC.attheageof17D.whenhewasabout2475.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ASkeletonKeyB.AManofManySecretsC.World-wideFameD.GreatEscape第二小题：开放作文（满分15分）依照下面供应的情况，写一段接续文字。注意：词数很多于50个。Supposeyouwinaprizeof20,000RMBinacompetition.Whatareyougoingtodowiththissumofmoney?参照答案21—25CDDBD26—30BCAAB31—35BCDBC36—40BDDAD41—45CCBAC46—50BDCAA51—55BCABD56—60CADCD61—65BCCDC66—70BACDA71—75CBADD情况作文：HowPeopleSpendTheirHolidaysGreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayspeoplespendtheirholidaysinthelasttenyears.In1995,40%ofthepeoplespenttheirholidaysathome,whilethenumberdropsto9%.Morepeopleprefertraveling.Thatshowspeople’slivingstandardhasbeenraised.TheynotonlytravelinChinabutalsospendtheirholidaystravelingabroad.Comparedwith1995(12%),theratehasbeendoubled.Thenumberofthepeoplespendingtheirholidaysontheseasideremainsnearlythesame,whiletherateofcampinghasrisenfrom10%to36%.Thisshowsthatmoreandpeoplewanttoenjoythemselvesinthefuture.开放作文：With20,000RMBinmyhand,Iwilltrytobuildupaminimoviestudio.Ialwayshavethedreamtocreatemyown“DreamWorks”,sointhefirst